5th Guards Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment

The code name of the military unit 42870.

• 2nd Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment;
• 5th Guards Mine-Torpedo Constance Aviation Regiment;
• The 5th Guards Heavy Bomb Konstanz Aviation Regiment of special purpose;
• The 5th Guards Mine-Torpedo Constance Aviation Long-Range Aviation Regiment;
• The 5th Guards Separate Marine Missile Launch Constance of the Order of the Patriotic War Aviation Regiment;
• The 5th Guards Missile Missile of the Konstanz Order of the Patriotic War Aviation Regiment.

In accordance with the Order of the Navy Code No. 0026 of 11/15/1939, the 2nd Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment was formed at the Sarabuz airfield. The 35th mine-torpedo aviation squadron is facing the formation of the regiment. The armament of the three squadrons of the regiment were planes DB-3 and DB-3F. The first commander of the regiment is Major Alexei G. Biba. The regiment became part of the 63rd long-range bomber air assault brigade of the Navy Air Force. Brigade management was also based on the AER. Sarabuz.

With the beginning of the Soviet-Finnish war, several regiment crews in December 1939 were sent to the Baltic, where they took part in hostilities against Finland.

Up until 1940, the second AE regiment continued to be called the 35th MTAE.

By the beginning of the war, the regiment had a five-squadron squadron, with the regiment based on the Feodosia airfield, the 1st and 2nd AE at the Karagos airfield, and the 3rd, 4th and 5th AE at the Sarabuz airfield. Were fully combat 12 crews from the 1st and 2nd squadrons.

Fighting Regiment

On the night of June 22, 1941, the regiment was stationed at the aerodromes of dispersal for operational readiness No. 2. On June 22 and 24, the regiment airplanes raided the Romanian naval base Constanta. July 13, a raid on oil fields near the town of Ploiesti. On September 8 and 13, 1941, a 7 DB-3F regiment, commanded by the GSS, Major N. A. Tokarev, attacked enemy targets in the area of ​​Bucharest.

Departures were practically without fighter cover. The regiment suffered heavy losses and on 30.09.1941, the regiment's remnants were taken to the airfields of Anapa and Krasnodar for rest and re-staffing. For large losses (more than half of the payroll) the regimental commander Bib A. A. was removed from his post, Major N. Tokarev was appointed instead.

Combat sorties resumed from mid-October 1941 from field airfields in the areas of the stanitsa of Crimea, Konstantinovskaya and Kurgan. From 03.12.41, several crews operated from the site of the Chersonesus Lighthouse near Sevastopol.

At the end of February 1942, by the order of the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, the regiment was transferred to a three-squadron squadron.

By order of the Tax Code of the Navy No. 73 of April 3, 2003, the 2nd Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment was transformed into the 5th Guards Mine-Torpedo Aviation Regiment of the Navy.

As of July 3, 1942, as part of the 5th Guards. MTAP on Aer. Maikop had 15 (11 serviceable) DB-3. During August 4-5, the regiment flew over to the Gudauta airfield, from where he worked on clusters of troops and equipment. By September 25, the regiment remained 7 aircraft (five serviceable). On September 9, 4 crews bombed the port of Yalta.

October 9, 1942, on the basis of the order of the NK Navy number 0871, 5th Guards. MTAP was transferred to the state 030/264 (3 squadrons of 10 aircraft each and 2 aircraft in control). On October 28, 1942, 11 Il-4 aircraft and 14 crews from the 36th MTAP, were sent to the regiment, departing for re-formation.

During the next period, the regiment delivered bomb strikes, conducted air reconnaissance, dropped cargo to the partisans. In February and March 1943, the crews of the regiment performed mine settings in the Kerch Strait. On March 13, bombing on the airfield of Bagerovo with incendiary ampoules was carried out.

As of March 25, 1943 as part of the 5th Guards. MTAP was registered 21/16 aircraft IL-4.

March 30 struck a bombing attack on the port of Sevastopol and ships.

In April, the replenishment arrived to the regiment - 9 crews from the Pacific Fleet Air Force, 4 regiment crews left for the Far East (rotated).

From 2 to 22 May, the crews of the regiment transferred 5 new IL-4 aircraft from the aircraft plant in Irkutsk. At this time, the crews are mainly engaged in mine setting. The laying of mines continued in the summer months.

In the first decade of September, the regiment provided military operations for the 18th Army and the Black Sea Fleet during the Novorossiysk landing operation. In the autumn, the regiment finally relocated to Gelendzhik Airport and was engaged in reconnaissance and violations of the enemy’s sea lanes. Also, the crews of the regiment are involved in bombing and delivering cargo to the partisans.

By the beginning of 1944, the regiment had 27 airplanes and 21 crews.

Since the end of January 1944, the 5th Guards. MTAP relocated to the AER. Sokologornoe southwest of Melitopol, where he stayed until mid-May. Part of the regiment aircraft was relocated to the AER. Skadovsk and became part of the Skadovskaya air group.

In April, the main task of the regiment was the blockade of the Crimean peninsula from the sea. To this end, on April 11 and 13, the crews of the regiment carried out land missions to the mines on approaches to Sevastopol, and on April 12 - at Sulina. In addition, the regiment continued to strike at enemy ships at sea and deliver weapons and food to the partisans. On April 18, several regiment crews performed an unusual task: delivering Il-4 aviation gasoline to Odessa for the 11th Guards. IAP, which was based at this time on the airfield School. In one day, 8 aircraft transported 48 tons of fuel - 100 fighter sorties. This regiment periodically carried out this task in May.

In May 1944, the regiment crews worked on Sevastopol, striking the boats. During these flights, 11 aircraft and 8 crews were killed.

In the second half of May, the regiment returned to its pre-war Crimean airfield Sarabuz.

August 20, 1944 14 IL-4 of the 5th Guards. MTAP took part in the air operation to destroy enemy forces in the Constantza naval base. On August 21 the last combat sorties were made.

On November 7, 1944, for participating in a strike operation on Sulina and Konstanz, the regiment was given the honorary title "Konstanz".

Post-war regiment history

In the fall of 1944, the regiment flew over to the Saki airfield, and by January 1945 the regiment was based at the Sarabuz airfield.

From February 13 to April 15, 1945 on the basis of the 5th Guards. MTAP passed troop tests of a Tu-2T torpedo bomber.

At the end of 1947, on the basis of the NGS Navy Circular No. 0036 of 10/07/1947, the regiment was transferred to the four-squadron No. 98/705.

By 1949, the regiment was re-armed with torpedo bombers Tu-2T .

In the late 1940s, the regiment of the 2nd Guards. MTAD was transferred to the 88th DBAD (formerly 13th ADPB) of the Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet.

Since February (May?) 1951, the 5th Guards. The MTAP began to re-equip the Tu- 14T aircraft, and in July the military tests of the aircraft were carried out in the regiment. Since the aircrew of the regiment had not previously exploited airplanes with a nose wheel, the B-25 Mitchell aircraft was allocated for retraining. After the development of this machine, the flight crew began to develop the IL-28 jet bomber, and in mid-June 1951, the Tu-14 torpedo bomber. On August 18, the regiment airplanes took part in the parade in Moscow in honor of the USSR Air Fleet Day.

Based on the directive of the General Staff of the Navy №OMU / 4/53280 of 08/30/1955, the 5th Guards. MTAP was transferred from the 141st MTAD (formerly 688th MTAD) to the newly formed 88th TSTD Special Forces Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet and renamed as the 5th Guards. special bomber aviation regiment . The regiment was in the composition of this division until 1961.

In April 1956, Tu-16T torpedo bombers began to arrive in the regiment, and in 1957, the second personnel in the Naval Aviation (after the 124th MTAP) mastered the Kometa missile system.

In accordance with the directive of the General Staff of the Navy No. IOM / 4/30353 of 03.10.1957, 5th Guards. TBAP was renamed the 5th Guards. mine-torpedo aviation regiment of long-range as part of the 88th MTAD DD.

In 1959, the staff of the regiment was one Tu-4KS for the development of the missile system.

Since November 1960, the regiment was redeployed from the airfield Guards to the airfield Veselee , where he remained all subsequent years, until his disbandment. Initially, the aircraft was relocated to a new location, and the personnel of the regiment continued to live in the garrison of Guards, until residential houses were built. After redeployment, the regiment began to master the Tu-16K-10 missile system. The retraining of the personnel of the regiment took place in the Northern Fleet.

May 1, 1961, in connection with the transformation of the MTA in the Air Force of the Navy in the Sea Rocket Launch Aviation (MRA), on the basis of the order of the USSR Ministry of Defense No. 0028 of 03/20/1961 and the order of the Navy Civil Code No. 048 of 13/04/1961, the 5th Guards. MTAP DD was renamed the 5th Guards Separate Naval Missile Aviation Regiment . The regiment became separate, as the division was to be disbanded. The regiment was armed with Tu-16 airplanes of various modifications, and in the control link there were light Yak-12 transport planes.

On the Day of the Navy and the Air Force, in July and August 1961, the crews of the regiment on Tu-16 aircraft with K-10 missiles suspended participated in an air parade over Moscow and Leningrad. The regiment was preparing for the parade during the month, based on the airfield Migalovo. After the parade, the management of the regiment and command of the AE were at a ceremonial reception in the Kremlin, where the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee N. S. Khrushchev presented government awards to distinguished aviators. At the same time, the crew of Major Yu. G. Gerchio performed, first among the combat crews of the MA Navy, the practical launch of the K-10 cruise missile on the Chkalov tanker at the 77th sea range. Preparations for launching were carried out in Nikolaev, at the Vodopoy airfield, in an atmosphere of the strictest secrecy. The head of the training was Lieutenant-General I. T. Karpenko, head of the 33rd GSS Aviation Training Center of the GSS.

In March 1964, eight regiment crews performed a non-stop flight to the Pacific Fleet with two refueling in the air.

In 1965, a Tu-104 aircraft entered the regiment's command line. This machine was used for passenger traffic in the interests of the command of the regiment and the headquarters of the Air Force of the Black Sea Fleet.

In 1971, the 2nd Guards. MRAD was re-formed, but with the deployment of control at the airfield Guards. The regiment was part of the division, without changing the location.

On the eve of the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War, in 1985, the command of the air force of the Black Sea Fleet launched a petition for awarding the regiment for merits in the war years and in the postwar period with the Order of the Red Banner. However, when presenting the award, the personnel of the regiment, who had already prepared various badges and pennants with the honorary title Guards Constance of the Red Banner, were surprised to learn that on May 4 the regiment was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War of I degree.

In 1985, the regiment retrained on the Tu-22M3 . A squadron of support support aircraft continued to operate the Tu-16.

As of 1992, the regiment had 20 Tu-22M3 aircraft and 15 Tu-16 of various modifications.

November 15, 1994, the day of his birth, the 5th Guards. The MRPA, based at the Veseloe airfield in Crimea, was disbanded. Airplanes were first handed over to the 943rd MRPA, and after the disbanding of this regiment, 19 aircraft were transferred to Russia, 20 aircraft to Ukraine. Subsequently, the Russian Tu-22M3 was transferred to the 444th pulp and paper mill and the naval air force command post in Ostrov (3 cars) and the 568th guards. OMRAP Air Force Pacific Fleet (aer. Stone stream, 16 cars).

Veseloe airfield was decommissioned in April 1995.

• November 17, 1978. QC Deputy Squadron Commander, Major A. N. Vishnevsky with an instructor, Deputy. the regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel N. P. Fedorov, carried out weather reconnaissance. When landing in the SMU and visibility up to 800 m at the airfield Veseloe. With a decline evaded the landing course. Continuing to decline in the fog, at a distance of 150-200 m to the end of the runway, the plane with a roll collided with the ground, collapsed and burned. Died: KK Vishnevsky, instructor Fedorov and the second navigator of Art. lt Kabaruhin NI, the rest are alive.

• August 21, 1992. Aircraft Tu-22M3, KK, Mr. A. A. Rylin. Fire on board, loss of lateral control. The crew safely catapulted.

• A. G. Beeba (October 1939 - November 1941);
• GSS N. A. Tokarev (November 1941 - October 1942, died);
• GSS V.P. Kanarev (October 1942 - September 1943);
• G.P. Poplavsky (October-December 1943);
• M. I. Burkin (March-November 1944);
• A.A. Nagaev (1944-1946);
• N. D. Salikov (May 1946 — June 1947);
• V.M. Dubina (1957-1963);
• Woodpeckers (1963-1964);
• I. Voitsitsky (1965-1970);
• V.I. Grishin (1970-1975);
• G. K. Tkhorzhevsky (1975-1976);
• I. G. Novikov (1976-1979);
• Yu. G. Zarya (1979-1981);
• Yu. I. Lazarev (since 1981);
• P.A. Gudymov (until 1988);
• V. G. Andreev (1988-1991);
• S.M. Vinokurov (1991-1993);
• S. Orlov (1993-1994).

• Aglotkov, Fedor Nikolaevich , guard captain, navigator of the 1st squadron.
• Duplius, Sergei Prokofievich , guard major, regiment navigator.
• Kanarev, Victor Pavlovich , guard lieutenant colonel, regiment commander.
• Kitsenko, Ivan Ivanovich , Guard senior lieutenant, commander of the 3rd squadron.
• Lobanov, Yevgeny Aleksandrovichguards captain, deputy commander of the 3rd squadron.
• Minakov, Vasily Ivanovich , Guards Senior Lieutenant, commander of the 1st squadron.
• Minchugov, Dmitry Mikhailovich , guard major, commander of the 2nd squadron.
• Tolmachyov, Alexander Fedorovich , guard major, regiment navigator.
• Cherniyenko, Georgy Georgievich , Major Guard, commander of the 3rd Squadron.

DB-3B, IL-4, Tu-4, Tu-14T, Yak-12, Tu-16, Tu-104, Tu-22M3.

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